Many companies and organizations are continuing to look for ways to reduce their internal cost of operations and overhead. Implementing LEAN manufacturing principles has become a very important concept and one that may help improve overall efficiency of operations, directly impacting bottom line results. This blog is written for those organizations.

09/27/2012

MANTEC To Host "Crossroads of Manufacturing: Politics and Education" Event October 3rd

MANTEC, ago with its Silver Sponsor McKonly and Asbury, LLP, will be hosting its annual meeting and program titled "Crossroads of Manufacturing: Politics and Eduation" on Wednesday October 3rd at the Out Door Country Club of York. The programt will run from 8 AM to 11:30 AM.

The programs keynote speaker will be Dr. G. Terry Madonna of Franklin and Marshall College. Dr. Madonna services as the Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs, Professor of Public Affairs, and Director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. Dr. Madonna will address the political climate one month from the election including:

Will the economy matter and what does the campaign mean for the business coummunity?

What are the strategies of the candidates?

Will the debates matter?

What states matter?

Will Pennsylvania matter?

An education panel discussion will follow Dr. Madonna. With studies by the nonprofit Manufacturing Institute and others showing that almost 80 percent of Americans believe manufacturing is important to our economic prosperity, standard of living and national security, only 30 percent would encourage their children to go into manufacturing as a career. With the gap growing each year between the skills students learn in school and those they will need on the job, its is increasingly difficult for manufacturers to find and hire qualified employees. The featurerd education panel will provide a great diversity of perspectives on the discussion of workforce issues in manufacturing.

Dr. John J. "Ski" Sygielski, President of HACC (Moderator)

Mr. Darrell Auterson, President/CEO of York County Economic Alliance

Dr. Stewart Weinberg, Retired Superintendent of Dallastown School District